Royal Navy from 1870 to 1904: Battleships and Monitors
Battleships
Devastation class
9,300 tons, 4 x 12” MLR turret, 12" Iron belt, 4" Iron deck, 14 knots SE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Devastation, ordered 1868, laid down 11/1896, commissioned 4/1873, rebuilt 1890
- Thunderer, ordered 1870, laid down 6/1869, commissioned 5/1877, rebuilt 1890
Devastation (modernized) class
9,300 tons, 4 x 10” BL turret, 3 (6) x 3”, 12" Iron belt, 4" Iron deck, 14 knots TE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Devastation, begun 1890, recommissioned 7/1892, preserved 1905
- Thunderer, begun 1890, recommissioned 9/1892, disposed 1904
Prince Rupert class
5,400 tons, 4 x 10” MLR turret, 1 (2) x 6.3” MLR, Ram, 10" Iron belt, 3" Iron deck, 10 knots SE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Prince Rupert, ordered 1869, laid down 6/1870, commissioned 7/1874, rebuilt 1891
Prince Rupert (modernised) class
5,800 tons, 4 x 9.2” BL turret, 1 (2) x 6” BL 2 (4) x 14” TT, Ram, 10" Iron belt, 3" Iron deck, 14 knots TE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Prince Rupert, begun 1891, recommissioned 2/1893, disposed 1904
Dreadnought class
10,900 tons, 4 x 12.5” MLR turret, 14" Iron belt, 3" Iron deck, 14 knots CE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Dreadnought, ordered 1869, laid down 9/1870, commissioned 1879, disposed 1898
Neptune class
9,100 tons, 4 x 12” MLR turret, 1 (2) x 9”MLR, 12" Iron belt, 3" Iron deck, 14 knots SE FT Coal
- Neptune (ex Brazilian Independencia), ordered 1872, laid down 9/1873, completed 9/1878, purchased 12/1878 commissioned 9/1881, disposed 1896
Inflexible class
11,900 tons, 4 x 16” MLR turret, 1 (2) x 14”TT, 24" Iron belt, 3" Iron deck, 15 knots CE FT Coal
- Inflexible, ordered 1873, laid down 2/1874, commissioned 10/1881, disposed 1899
Agamemnon class
8,500 tons, 4 x 12.5” MLR turret, 2 x 6” BL, 1 (2) x 14” TT uw, 18" Iron belt, 3" Iron deck, 13 knots CE FT Coal
- Agamemnon, ordered 1875, laid down 5/1876, commissioned 10/1883, disposed 1898
- Ajax, ordered 1875, laid down 3/1879, commissioned 3/1883, disposed 1897
Colossus class
9,400 tons, 4 x 12” BL turret, 3 (5) x 6” BL, 1 (2) x 14” TT uw, 18" Compound belt, 3" Compound deck, 16.5 knots CE FT Coal
- Colossus, ordered 1878, laid down 4/1879, commissioned 10/1886, disposed 1906
- Edinburgh, ordered 1878, laid down 3/1879, commissioned 71887, expended Battle of the Kentish Coast 3/1905
Conqueror class
6,200 tons, 4 x 12” BL turret, 2 (4) x 6” BL, 3 (6) x 14” TT uw, Ram, 12" Compound belt, 2.5" Compound deck, 14 knots CE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Conqueror, ordered 1878, laid down 4/1879, commissioned 3/1886, disposed 1904
- Hero, ordered 1878, laid down 4/1884, commissioned 5/1888, expended Battle of the Kentish Coast 3/1905
Collingwood class (Admiral group I)
9,500 tons, 4 x 12” BL barbette, 3 (6) x 6" BL, 2 (4) x 14” TT uw, 18" Compound belt, 3" Compound deck, 17 knots CE FT Coal
- Collingwood, ordered 1879, laid down 7/1880, commissioned 7/1887, expended Battle of the Kentish Coast 3/1905
Anson class (Admiral group II)
10,600 tons, 4 x 13.5” BL barbette, 3 (6) x 6" BL, 2 (5) x 14” TT uw 1 fwd, 18" Compound belt, 3" Compound deck, 17 knots CE FT Coal
- Anson, ordered 1881, laid down 4/1883, commissioned 5/1889, disposed 1908
- Camperdown, ordered 1881, laid down 12/1882, commissioned 7/1889, disposed 1908
- Howe, ordered 1881, laid down 6/1882, commissioned 7/1889, disposed 1908
- Rodney, ordered 1881, laid down 2/1882, commissioned 6/1888, disposed 1908
Benbow class (Admiral group III)
10,600 tons, 2 x 16.25” BL barbette, 5 (10) x 6" BL, 2 (5) x 14” TT uw 1 fwd, 18" Compound belt, 3" Compound deck, 17 knots CE FT Coal
- Benbow, ordered 1881, laid down 11/1882, commissioned 6/1887, disposed 1906
Victoria class
10,500 tons, 2 x 16.25” BL turret, 1 x 10" BL turret, 6 (12) x 6" BL, 1 (4) x 14” TT uw 1 fwd 1 stn, 18" Compound belt, 3" Compound deck, 17 knots TE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Victoria, ordered 1884, laid down 4/1885, commissioned 3/1890, disposed 1906
- Sans Pareil, ordered 1884, laid down 4/1885, commissioned 7/1891, disposed 1906
Trafalgar class
12,600 tons, 4 x 13.5” BL turret, 3 (6) x 4.7", 1 (4) x 14” TT uw 1 fwd,1 stn,, 20" Compound belt, 3" Compound deck, 15 knots TE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Trafalgar, ordered 1885, laid down 1/1886, commissioned 3/1890, disposed 1907
- Nile, ordered 1885, laid down 7/1886, commissioned 7/1890, expended Battle of the Kentish Coast 3/1905
Broke class
13,300 tons, 4 x 13.5” BL barbette, 4 (8) x 4.7", 1 (4) x 14” TT uw 1 fwd 1 stn, 20" Compound belt, 3" Compound deck, 16 knots TE FT Coal
- Broke, ordered 1886, laid down 2/1887, commissioned 8/1891
- Hayes, ordered 1886, laid down 5/1887, commissioned 2/1891
Royal Sovereign class
14,200 tons, 4 x 13.5” BL barbette, 5 (10) x 6", 3 (7) x 18” TT uw 1 fwd, 18" Compound belt, 3" Compound deck, 16 knots TE FT Coal
- Royal Sovereign, ordered 1889, laid down 9/1889, commissioned 5/1892
- Ramilles, ordered 1889, laid down 8/1890, commissioned 11/1893
- Redoubtable, ordered 1889, laid down 1/1890, commissioned 8/1893
- Repulse, ordered 1889, laid down 1/1890, commissioned 4/1894
- Resolution, ordered 1889, laid down 6/1890, commissioned 11/1893
- Revenge, ordered 1889, laid down 2/1891, commissioned 3/1893
- Royal Oak, ordered 1889, laid down 5/1890, commissioned 6/1894
- Renown, ordered 1889, laid down 5/1890, commissioned 5/1893
Centurion class
10,500 tons, 4 x 10” BL, 5 (10) x 4.7", 2 (5) x 18” TT uw 1 fwd, 12" Harvey belt, 2.5" Harvey deck, 16 knots TE FT Coal, shallow draft
- Centurion, ordered 1889, laid down 3/1890, commissioned 2/1894
- Barfleur, ordered 1889, laid down 10/1890, commissioned 6/1894
Hood class
12,400 tons, 4 x 10” BL, 5 (10) x 6", 6 (12) x 3”, 2 (5) x 18” TT 1 fwd, 8" Harvey belt, 3" Harvey deck, 16 knots TE FT Coal, shallow draft
- Hood, ordered 1891, laid down 2/1892, commissioned 1/1896
Majestic class
15,000 tons, 4 x 12", 6 (12) x 6”, 8 (16) x 3”, 2 (5) x 18” TT uw 1 fwd, 9" belt Harvey, 4" deck Harvey, 18 knots TE FT Coal
- Majestic, ordered 1892, laid down 2/1893, commissioned 12/1894
- Hannibal, ordered 1892, laid down 5/1893, commissioned 5/1897
- Illustrious, ordered 1892, laid down 3/1893, commissioned 5/1897
- Jupiter, ordered 1892, laid down 4/1893, commissioned 5/1896
- Caesar, ordered 1893, laid down 3/1894, commissioned 1/1897
- Magnificent, ordered 1893, laid down 12/1893, commissioned 12/1895
- Mars, ordered 1893, laid down 6/1894, commissioned 6/1897
- Prince George, ordered 1893, laid down 9/1894, commissioned 11/1896
- Victorious, ordered 1894, laid down 1/1895, commissioned 3/1897
- Pompey, ordered 1894, laid down 2/1895, commissioned 1/1898
- Empress of India, ordered 1894, laid down 5/1895, commissioned 6/1897
- Poseidon, ordered 1894, laid down 3/1895, commissioned 12/1897
Swiftsure class
11,000 tons, 4 x 10", 5 (10) x 6", 3 (7) x 14” TT aw 1 fwd, 12" Harvey belt, 2.5" Harvey deck, 18.5 knots TE FT Coal, shallow draft
- Swiftsure (ex Chinese Hai Chen), ordered 1891, laid down 2/1892, purchased 6/1896 commissioned 7/1896
- Triumph (ex Chinese Hai Nan), ordered 1891, laid down 5/1892, Purchased 6/1896, commissioned 10/1896
Canopus class
13,200 tons, 4 x 12", 6 (12) x 6”, 5 (10) x 3”, 2 (4) x 18” TT uw, 6" belt, 2" deck, 18 knots TE WT Coal
- Canopus, ordered 1896, laid down 12/1896, commissioned 6/1901
- Albion, ordered 1896, laid down 1/1897, commissioned 12/1899
- Glory, ordered 1896, laid down 12/1896, commissioned 10/1900
- Goliath, ordered 1896, laid down 1/1887, commissioned 3/1900
- Ocean, ordered 1896, laid down 2/1897, commissioned 2/1900
- Vengeance, ordered 1897, laid down 1898, commissioned 5/1902
Formidable class
14,500 tons, 4 x 12", 6 (12) x 6”, 8 (16) x 3”, 2 (4) x 18” TT uw, 9" belt, 3" deck, 18 knots TE WT Coal
- Formidable, ordered 1897, laid down 3/1898, commissioned 8/1901
- Irresistible, ordered 1897, laid down 4/1898, commissioned 2/1902
- Implacable, ordered 1897, laid down 7/1898, commissioned 9/1901
- Bulwark, ordered 1898, laid down 3/1899, commissioned 3/1902
- London, ordered 1898, laid down 12/1898, commissioned 6/1902
- Venerable, ordered 1898, laid down 1/1899, commissioned 1902
- Queen, ordered 1898, laid down 3/1899, commissioned 3/1902
- Prince of Wales, ordered 1898, laid down 3/1899, commissioned 3/1902
Duncan class
13,300 tons, 4 x 12", 6 (12) x 6”, 5 (10) x 3”, 2 (4) x 18” TT uw, 7" belt, 2" deck, 19 knots TE WT Coal
- Duncan, ordered 1899, laid down 7/1900, commissioned 11/1903
- Albermarle, ordered 1899, laid down 1/1900, commissioned 11/1903
- Cornwallis, ordered 1899, laid down 7/1899, commissioned 2/1904
- Exmouth, ordered 1899, laid down 8/1899, commissioned 5/1903
- Montagu, ordered 1900, laid down 11/1900, commissioned 10/1904
- Russell, ordered 1900, laid down 3/1901, commissioned 2/1904
King Edward VII class
15,600 tons, 4 x 12", 2 (4) x 9.2”, 5 (10) x 6”, 7 (14) x 3”, 2 (4) x 18” TT uw, 9" belt, 2.5" deck, 18.5 knots TE WT Coal
- King Edward VII, ordered 1901, laid down 3/1902, commissioned 5/1905
- Africa, ordered 1901, laid down 1/1902, commissioned 11/1904
- Britannia, ordered 1901, laid down 2/1902, commissioned 9/1904
- Commonwealth, ordered 1901, laid down 6/1892, commissioned 3/1905
- Dominion, ordered 1901, laid down 5/1902, commissioned 7/1905
- Hindustan, ordered 1901, laid down 2/1902, commissioned 9/1905
New Zealand class
16,100 tons, 4 x 12", 5 (10) x 9.2”, 12 (24) x 3”, 2 (5) x 18” TT uw 1 fwd, 12" belt, 4" deck, 18 knots TE WT Coal
- New Zealand, ordered 1902, laid down 5/1903, commissioned 10/1905, renamed Zealandia 1911
- Hibernia, ordered 1902, laid down 5/1903, commissioned 6/1905
- Erin, ordered 1903, laid down 6/1904, commissioned 2/1906
- Egypt, ordered 1903, laid down 4/1904, commissioned 12/1905
Dreadnought class
18,000 tons, 8 (10) x 12”, 12 (24) x 3”, 11” belt, 3” deck, 21 knots Tu WT Coal
- Dreadnought, ordered 1904, laid down 10/1904, commissioned 12/1905
Monitors
Cyclops class
3,500 tons, 4 x 10” MLR turret, 8" Iron belt, 1.5" Iron deck, 11 knots SE, very low freeboard
- Cyclops, ordered 1870, laid down 9/1870, commissioned 5/1877, disposed 1896
- Gorgon, ordered 1870, laid down 9/1870, commissioned 3/1874, disposed 1896
- Hecate, ordered 1870, laid down 9/1870, commissioned 5/1877, disposed 1896
- Hydra, ordered 1870, laid down 9/1870, commissioned 5/1876, disposed 1896